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Goal for this week

• articulation for Loure
• attention to detail, slow practice

Long term goal

• Grade 3

31 July

Loure

• looking for accuracy in notes
  • slow
  • small sections
  • attention to detail

Gavotte

• all notes must be hit
• try dynamic and phrasing markings
  • while practicing slow

10 July

Loure

• precision in the note lengths
  • articulation

• don’t start many times

Gavotte

3 July

Loure

• rhythm
  • music
  • listening

• getting it in time: small sections, water a seed and rhythm is likely to come naturally later
• rhythm must be precise, exactly falling in exactly the right spot

Gavotte

• differentiate between note lengths

• long note: tenuto, with straight line

19 June

Dragonfly

• don’t go so fast
• focus on dynamics
• think about which direction this piece is going
• slow practice for evenness

Mazurka

• generally good but some expression imprecise

Troll

• dynamics need to be precise
• don’t rush and get faster in bar 9

12 June

Dragonfly

• two simple things
  • evenness and dynamics

Mazurka

• check note bar 3

• riten, gap between each note gets bigger
• phrasing, needs to be logical, in general needs to be quieter
• LH softer
• mp phrase less
• vivace: more phrasing, more fast

Troll at the edge of woods

• staccato not too short, natural separation
  • don’t jump
• need to have very tight rhythm

22 May

Scales

• finish all contrary motions

2B

• on the right track, keep on improving

2C

• learn this week

Dragonfly

• focus on evenness while keeping up speed
  • start at an even speed, then improve from there
  • final thing would be dynamics

Mazurka

• get slower and softer here bar 4

• Beat must be even. metronome speed 120
• once it is even, add expression + phrasing

15 May

Scales

• must be even, and fingers together
• E harmonic contrary

Ex 2B

• don’t repeat notes too often
• articulation must be correct

Dragonfly

• increase speed this week
• focus on evenness and dynamics
• piece is easy if you don’t do these, but is more difficult if you try them.
• don’t

Troll

• don’t miss notes because too soft
• make sure dynamic markings are literally done and accurate
• make sure you count all long notes and last notes octave lower

Mazurka

• needs to have a large phrasing range
  • equal parts loud and soft

8 May

Scales

• scales up to G major contrary

Ex 2B

• hands together, combine slowly

Dragonfly

• keep fingers curved for speed
• bar 24 check LH

• for strictness
  • swing practice
  • staccato practice

Mazurka

• LH is always the rhythm
• focus on consistency, not stopping
  • take it slow

• also do all dynamics marked on the page

Troll

• clap rhythm then play
• check

1 May

Scales + exercises

• see goals

Dragon

• focus on starting as light and soft as possible
• practice difficult sections seperately
  • focus on hands separate, get up to speed

Mazurka

• coordinate based on
  • how long notes are
  • where they line up
  • listening to the recording

• expression is all about phrasing
• hands together this week

24 Apr

Sight reading new material today, see goals

27 Mar

Scales passed

Allegro

• think about how to practice sections
  • slow
  • rhythm practice
  • play small bits

Etude

• phrasing is most important

Rainy Day

• phrasing is important. Make sure pedal is lifted fully

20 Mar

Etude

• precision
  • coordination of RH and LH
  • is LH always the same speed?
  • am I thinking about precision

• metronome 138

Allegro

• metronome 120
• same notes as above

Scales

• scales must be even, all notes same volume and same speed

13 Mar

Scales: Present F major next week

Allegro

• same points as last week
• practice in small bits for parts with trouble

Etude

• bar 14, check your notes
• same notes as last week

Rainy Saturday

• must lift off pedal properly every bar
• LH soft, RH loud

6 Mar

Focus on excercises this week

Allegro

• all about
  • evenness
    • practice different rhythm
    • slow practice
  • getting LH and RH together
  • keeping the same speed

• also try dynamics

Etude

• all about
  • LH very soft RH loud
  • phrasing
    • up is louder, down is softer
    • keep LH soft though

6 Feb

Scales are going very well!

Allegro

• work on getting things more even
• also add dynamics (loud and soft)
• curved fingers help getting it even

A rainy Saturday

• keep working on phrasing and dynamics
• be careful bar 9-12

• ritard at the end, the gaps get bigger

27 Jan

Scales

• start contrary motion this week

A rainy Saturday

• phrasing, the higher the louder, the lower the softer
• look up at page
• follow dynamics. sometimes phrasing is the same as dynamics
• Press down pedal fully with heel on the ground

Try new song Etude

20 Jan

Scales

• do all hands together first page

Allegro

• check whether there is correct rhythm

Start new piece hands seperate

13 Jan

Scales: first page

Ex 1B and 1C

Allegro

• staccatos short

• try to finish this week